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CASE-ing the Catty - All About Autumn Suite

September 24, 2023

Hi there

Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week.

If you've come from visiting Kathryn, then welcome! If you're visiting me, I appreciate you stopping by today! You can continue your journey to see the other inspiring creations from the CTC Crew by clicking on the button at the bottom of the post.

This week we are taking our inspiration from the All About Autumn Suite on pages 42 - 47 of the Mini Catalogue. I know for us in Australia, we are in Spring and heading to Summer, so Autumn is long way from our thoughts. However, that doesn't matter so much when you look at the possibilities of the beautiful All About Autumn 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper. On one side are photographs of lots of outdoorsy things, plus books, textures and woodgrain looks and on the other are beautiful small designs with Copper Foil detailing. These are suitable for many occasions and they look very lush. Overall, I think this is the perfect paper for masculine cards, but there are some pretty Moody Mauve designs with the copper foil detail as well.

When I saw the project above on page 42, I immediately thought it would make a great sympathy card. They are difficult to make when you need them, so I like to have a few in my stash.

I started with the geometric design in Copper Clay with copper foil accents for the background, covering the Very Vanilla card base. I cut down the sunburst design and matted it on Very Vanilla card stock so it would pop from the background. The panel was adhered with 1mm foam pads to add a little dimension.

The greeting is from the new Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle that has been released for World Cardmaking Day in October and is available for anyone to purchase right now. The greeting was stamped in Copper Clay ink and cropped with the smallest of the Deckled Rectangles Dies. I don't have the coordinating copper ribbon, so I used some copper trim from my stash coiled up behind the greeting. I finished with 2 sprigs of foliage cropped from the Distressed Gold Specialty Paper to work with the gold tones in the image.

For the inside, I have added a piece of Very Vanilla card stock with a narrow border and adhered some of the remaining starburst image on the left, with a narrow trim of the Copper Clay foiled design.

Project Details
Stamps	Heartfelt Hexagon
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, All About Autumn DSP, Distressed Gold Specialty Paper
Ink	Copper Clay
Accessories	Copper Trim (from my stash)
*Tools*	Deckled Rectangles Dies, Christmas Classics Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Glue Dots, 1mm Foam Pads (not SU)

We would love to see your CASE from the All About Autmn Suite this week. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to click on the 'Join Group' button at the top. Once you have been added to the group, you can go ahead and post your creation and you do not need to have a blog.

You can head over to Julia to see her lovely project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.

Thanks for visiting today!

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CASE-ing the Catty - O Holy Night Suite

September 17, 2023

Hi there

Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week.

If you've come from visiting Julia, then welcome! If you're visiting me, I appreciate you stopping by today! You can continue your journey to see the other inspiring creations from the CTC Crew by clicking on the button at the bottom of the post.

This week we are taking inspiration from the O Holy Night Suite from the September - December Mini Catalogue. This is one of my favourites in this catalogue.

I've chosen the project in the photo above from page 14 for my inspiration. It is a gift/treat box and I've used the layout to create a card.

Surprise! I decided to give you a break from Christmas cards this week and instead used some of the gorgeous new Delightful Floral DSP. If you haven't seen this yet, check it out in a large format in the Online Exclusives section of my Online Store. This paper coordinates with the Translucent Florals Bundle from the Mini Catalogue. It is a 'while stocks last item', so if you love it, don't risk being disappointed.

When I'm using ribbon wrapped around the front of the card, I always start with a card size panel of Basic White and adhere the floral paper to this panel. The background label was created by cutting the label die from the Stars At Night Dies twice from Berry Burst shimmer paper from the Soft Shimmer Specialty Paper pack. Three of the colours from the Soft Shimmer Specialty Paper coordinate with the Delightful Floral DSP, so you might want to consider it, as it is super pretty. The straight edge of the labels face each other and then move them apart to create your preferred border on the greeting circle. The Pretty Peacock strip across the centre hides the gap between the labels. I used the Pretty Peacock wash design from the paper pack and adhered it to Pretty Peacock card stock to make it more robust.

I added a strip of the gorgeous 1/2" Iridescent Ribbon across the centre of the Pretty Peacock strip and adhered behind the panel. The greeting from the Layering Leaves set was stamped in Berry Burst ink and cropped with the second largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. The matting circle from Parakeet Party was cropped with the (retired) 2 1/4" Circle Punch. The finished label was popped up over the Berry Burst label and I added some Lost Lagoon and white foliage cropped with the Layering Leaves Dies. I finished with a bow on the side using the Iridescent Ribbon and hopefully you can see some of the shine in the photo above. Unfortunately, it cannot do it justice as it is so pretty in real life.

The inside is very simple, with a slightly smaller panel of Basic White, trimmed with the floral paper on the right and a narrow border of the Berry Burst Soft Shimmer paper. I can add another greeting when I know the occasion I'm using the card for.

Project Details
Stamps	Layering Leaves
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Parakeet Party, Lost Lagoon, Soft Shimmer Specialty Paper, Delightful Floral DSP
Ink	Berry Burst
Accessories	1/2" Iridescent Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels
*Tools*	Layering Leaves Dies, Stars At Night Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, 2 1/4" Circle Punch (retired)

We would love to see your CASE from the O Holy Night Suite this week. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to click on the 'Join Group' button at the top. Once you have been added to the group, you can go ahead and post your creation and you do not need to have a blog.

You can head over to Rebecca to see her lovely project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.

Thanks for visiting today!

Posted at 06:55 PM in CASE-ing The Catty, Feminine | Permalink | Comments (0)

CASE-ing the Catty - A Walk In The Forest DSP

September 10, 2023

Hi there

Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week.

If you've come from visiting Monique, then welcome! If you're visiting me, I appreciate you stopping by today! You can continue your journey to see the other inspiring creations from the CTC Crew by clicking on the button at the bottom of the post.

This week we are taking inspiration from the A Walk In The Forest DSP. Every year Stampin' Up! does a giveback to the local community and $4.25 AUD will be donated for every pack of this DSP sold. This year, we’re supporting AngliCare’s Toys n’ Tucker in Australia.

This paper has some lovely designs for Christmas crafting or combine it with complementary colours and use it to make cards for all the outdoorsy people in your life. If they’re into camping, hiking, mountain climbing, or other outdoor adventures, they’ll appreciate the lovely nature-inspired images

Many of us have found ourselves in circumstances where we’ve needed some extra help and have been so grateful for the generosity of others. And we hope that you will join us in our efforts to give back!

The sample cards are pretty basic, so I've started with a Thick Basic White card base. The focus panel has my favourite design with the berries, matted on Real Red card stock with a narrow border. I've left a wider border of white showing, although not as wide as the sample.

I've used the bauble from the Handcrafted Elements Dies for my embellishment, cropping it from Gold Foil. You can see the lovely embossed detail in the photo above. The centre of the bauble is a separate piece and I cropped that from Real Red card stock and adhered it behind the bauble. I cropped it again from Gold Foil and adhered it behind the red, so you can see the gold popping through. The Gold 1/8" Trim was threaded through the loop and adhered behind the panel and a red bow adhered at the top of the loop with a glue dot. Strips of Foam Adhesive Strip were used to pop up the bauble. The lovely script greeting from the Wishes All Around stamp set was stamped in Real Red ink and adhered at the bottom of the panel. The finished panel was adhered flat to the card base.

I've kept the inside simple, with the same width border as the front, with the writing panel sitting on a Real Red mat with a strip of the DSP at the base.

Project Details
Stamps	Wishes All Around
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, Gold Foil, A Walk In The Forest DSP
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Gold & Silver 1/8" Trim Combo Pack, Real Red & Garden Green 3/8" Ribbon Combo Pack
*Tools*	Handcrafted Elements Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Glue Dots, Foam Adhesive Strips

We would love to see your CASE 0f A Walk In The Forest DSP this week. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to click on the 'Join Group' button at the top. Once you have been added to the group, you can go ahead and post your creation and you do not need to have a blog.

You can head over to Rebecca to see her lovely project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.

Thanks for visiting today!

Posted at 06:55 PM in CASE-ing The Catty, Christmas | Permalink | Comments (0)

CASE-ing the Catty - New Mini Catty!

September 03, 2023

Hi there

Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week.

Woohoo, only 3 sleeps until the new 2023 September - December Mini Catalogue is live in the Online Store (Wednesday 6th September)! As we can't use images from the inside the catalogue until then, I've used the sample on the left side of the front cover above as my inspiration.

The card on the left side of the front cover is 3" x 3" in size, but I started with a side opening standard Basic White card base and cut 1" (2.6cm) off the right edge. The NOEL from the Joy of Noel stamp set was heat embossed in gold and cropped with the corresponding die. I then cropped the NOEL again from Foam Adhesive Sheet, peeled the paper from the top of each letter (while still in the frame) and added the gold embossed letter. I find I get a better finish by doing the 2 step process as the letters don't get crunched on the sides by the extra pressure of the foam. The letters were adhered onto the right edge of the card, so they are visible when the card is open or closed.

I cut another piece of Basic White the size of the front and dry embossed it with the cross-hatch design from the Basics 3D Embossing Folders. A strip of the Shaded Spruce mottled design (I love this vibrant green) and a narrow strip of the Real Red plaid, both from the lovely Joy of Christmas pack were adhered on the left. The large spray from the Joy of Noel stamp set was stamped and coloured with alcohol markers and cropped with the corresponding die. Three sprays of the pine branch were cropped from Mossy Meadow card stock as well as 2 of the rounded open leaf branch from Gold Foil using the die from the Christmas Classics set. All of the elements were layered onto the front panel and 2 strands of white Baker's Twine was wrapped around and finished with a bow. The panel was adhered to the front of the card and I finished with 3 gold adhesive-backed sequins.

For the inside, I have a mat of the Shaded Spruce mottled design for the writing panel and I've stamped the holly portion of the large spray again and adhered it to the bottom corner after colouring and fussy cutting.

Project Details
Stamps	Joy of Noel
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Mossy Meadow, Gold Foil, Joy of Christmas DSP
Ink	Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack, Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins
*Tools*	Basics 3D Embossing Folder, Joy of Noel Dies, Christmas Classics Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Foam Adhesive Sheets, Stampin' Blends - Shaded Spruce, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Gold EP, Heat Tool

We would love to see your CASE 0f a project from the new 2023 September - December Mini Catalogue this week. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to click on the 'Join Group' button at the top. Once you have been added to the group, you can go ahead and post your creation and you do not need to have a blog.

You can head over to Peta & Marvi to see her lovely project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.

Thanks for visiting today!

Posted at 06:55 PM in CASE-ing The Catty, Christmas | Permalink | Comments (0)

CASE-ing the Catty - Joy to You

August 27, 2023

Hi there

Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week.

If you've come from visiting Peta & Marvi, then welcome! If you're visiting me, I appreciate you stopping by today! You can continue your journey to see the other inspiring creations from the CTC Crew by clicking on the button at the bottom of the post.

This week we are CASE-ing a project featuring trees.

I may have gone out on a limb here (pun intended!), as I chose the project above with the Koala in the fork of a tree for my inspiration. It was the layout that took my eye.

My finished card is very different from the sample, but hopefully you can see the key elements of the layout there. I started by adding the Pretty Peacock berry design from the new A Walk in the Forest Designer Paper to the front of a Basic White card base.

For the focus panel I have the large greeting from the Joy To You stamp set that I masked with a sticky note and stamped each section separately with the Stamparatus, before cropping with a die from the Scalloped Contours Dies. The sample card has a piece of vellum behind the focus panel, but I have used a piece of Real Red card stock, dry embossed with the cross-hatch design to highlight the greeting and make the berries pop.

I added a gold bow at the top with the (retired) Gold Shimmer Ribbon and the stamped and coloured holly at the bottom. A trio of Rhinestones coloured with the Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends finishes the holly.

For the inside I have a Real Red mat for the writing panel and a strip of the floral print at the bottom. I've stamped the pine branch and berries from the Christmas Classics stamp set in the corner to mirror the paper.

Project Details
Stamps	Joy to You, Christmas Classics
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Real Red, A Walk In The Forest DSP
Ink	Shaded Spruce, Real Red
Accessories	Gold Shimmer Ribbon (retired) Rhinestones Basic Jewels
*Tools*	Basics 3D Embossing Folder, Scalloped Contour Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, Shaded Spruce & Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends

We would love to see your CASE 0f a project featuring trees from the 2023-24 Annual Catalogue this week. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to click on the 'Join Group' button at the top. Once you have been added to the group, you can go ahead and post your creation and you do not need to have a blog.

You can head over to Julia to see her lovely project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.

Thanks for visiting today!

Posted at 06:55 PM in CASE-ing The Catty, Christmas | Permalink | Comments (0)

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A bit about me...

Hi, I'm Judy May and I live in Toowoomba, Queensland with my husband and beautiful Bengal cats Milo & Crafty. I love Stampin' Up!® paper, stamps and ink and using them to make beautiful projects. Let me be your creative coach and inspire you to bring the joy of creativity to your life!